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Iraq.

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

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Meaning & usage

name/ɪˈɹɑːk/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈɹæk/Received-Pronunciation/ɪˈɹɑːk/British, Southern, Standard/ɪˈɹak/British, Southern, Standard
  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

  2. An expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic الْعِرَاق (al-ʕirāq, “Iraq”).

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